HB 911 Summary

• Establishes a Convention Center Repair and Maintenance Special Fund to be used for repair, maintenance, and capital improvements of the Hawaii Convention Center, funded by transient accommodations tax revenues and legislative appropriations.

• Establishes a Convention Center Emergency Special Fund to facilitate use of the convention center as a resource for the tourism industry during natural disasters or emergencies, requiring both a gubernatorial emergency declaration and board approval for fund expenditures.

• Allocates portions of transient accommodations tax revenue to both new special funds for fiscal years 2019-2020 through 2022-2023 (specific dollar amounts left blank in the bill).

• Amends the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund to remove repair and maintenance as permissible uses, limiting it to operations, alterations, and capital improvements that do not qualify under the new Repair and Maintenance Special Fund.

• Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to submit annual reports to the legislature no later than 20 days before each regular session on expenditures, balances, and intended uses of both special funds.